French Smash German Front In Somme Offensive Victory
French forces shattered the German line from Combles to the river and seized three to four miles of first line trenches taking about 1500 prisoners. British bombardments continued on the northern front while entente troops advanced in the Lake Takinos region and seized Bulgarian trenches near Vardar.
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Lake Takinos
London
Somme
France
Combles
Bethune-Peronne
Bapaume
Arras
Bethune
Peronne
Paris
Vardar
Majadagh
Gievgeli
Struma
Avala
Aegean Sea
Struma Gent
Massive St Lawrence bridge span collapse claims eleven lives
Quebec workers plunged into the St. Lawrence when a center span weighing 5100 tons collapsed during a bridge test. Ninety men were on the span. all but eleven were rescued as craft ferried men from the river. Four bodies have been recovered.
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Quebec
Que
St. Lawrence
San Francisco committee attacks immigration treatment
A San Francisco chamber of commerce panel says Chinese coming to the United States have not received a square deal from immigration officials at the port of entry or in Washington. The report was issued Wednesday.
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San Francisco
Washington
Greece Begins New Cabinet Bid Under Dimitracopulos
King Constantine invites former justice minister Dimitracopulos to form a new cabinet. He accepts in principle and favors a break from neutrality with Roumania at war, aligning with Venizelos policy supporters in Greece.
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Athens
Constantine
M. Dimitracopulos
Venizelos
Roumania
Greece
Arctic Expedition Returns From Arctic Voyage
The steamship Northwestern arrived from Nome Alaska bringing seven members of the Stefansson Canadian arctic expedition that started from Victoria British Columbia on June 17 1913. Thirteen expedition members including five scientists perished in the north.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwestern
Nome
Alaska
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Victoria
B. C
Karluk
Stefansson
Mexicans Recruited as Section Hands for Rails
In San Antonio hundreds of Mexicans are recruited for eastern railroad section hands. They are sent in batches of fifty to one hundred after passing inspection by railroad agents.
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San Antonio
Texas
Thousands of Guardsmen Discharged by War Dept
Washington reports fifteen thousand national guardsmen have been discharged by the war department for various causes since state troops entered federal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Sugar Price Raised in San Francisco Market News
Refined sugar prices rose 15 cents per hundredweight after a week of a 76 cent cut due to heavy raw sugar trading. The announcement came Wednesday in San Francisco, signaling a shift in market dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
May Vote in Border Campa Hoston
Massachusetts legislature in special session extends voting rights to national guard members on the border for federal elections this November.
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Campa
Hoston
Massachusetts
National Guard
Villa Carefully Avoiding Battle In Chihuahua Encircled
Constitutional forces under Colonel Chapa rout a Villista band near San Pedro de Las Colonias leaving seven dead. Villa remains in Santa Clara district avoiding combat as Cavazos and American expeditionaries tighten the noose along the Central railway, with San Buena Ventura as a key exit point.
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Chihuahua City
Chapa
Laguna
Villista
Jose Santos
Bigio Reyes
San Pedro de Las Colonias
Villa
Santa Clara
Trevino
Huerta Vargas
Cavazos
Nanimguipa
San Buena Ventuera
Carmen
Sam Buena Ventura
Central Railway
Chihuahua
Peace Commission At Work in New London Cond
The American Mexican joint peace commission studied questions affecting American mining property in Mexico. Mexican commissioners explained decrees aim to promote mining, not seize American capital, and an exhaustive study of the situation was started.
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New London
Cond
Mexico
Puts Ban on Divorce in Protestant Episcopal Church
The church would not permit marriages between persons already divorced or whose spouse is living if a new canon on marriage and divorce is adopted by the General Convention in St Louis on October 11.
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Chicago
Protestant Episcopal Church
Commission On Marriage and Divorce
General Convention of the Church At
St. Louis
Raid at Newmarket Targets Military Shirkers Before St Leger
Military police conducted a broad raid at the Newmarket race course on Wednesday to dent shirkers from military service. All men of military age present were required to account for themselves as the St Leger classic approached.
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London
Newmarket Race Course
Duel Ends in Double Death in Kentucky
Carroll County Sheriff J E Robertson and suspect Lucian Rice were shot and killed in a pistol duel at Rice’s Sanders home near Worthville Kentucky as authorities attempted arrest.
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Worthville, Ky
J. E. Robertson
Carroll County
Lucian Rice
Rice
Sanders
Here
General von Hindenburg becomes chief of German general staff
General von Hindenburg is appointed chief of the German general staff with General von Falkenhayn assigned to a different post, signaling a leadership reshuffle in military command.
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General von Hindenburg
General von Falkenhayn
Spannell Indicted in Alpine Murder Case
Indictments charge Harry J. Spannell Alpine hotel keeper with the murder of his wife and Lieut. Col. M C Butler of the Sixth United States Cavalry on July 20. The indictments were returned on Wednesday in Alpine Texas.
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Alpine
Texas
Harry J. Spannell
M. C. Butler
Sixth
United States Cavalry
Will Try Again Ottawa Bridge Firm Accepts Responsibility
The St Lawrence Bridge company notified the Canadian government it accepts full responsibility for the Quebec bridge span collapse and announced plans to replace the span.
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Ottawa
Britons Probe Cebu Near Carabao Island Sparks Neutrality Protest
Washington reports a British torpedo boat violated American neutrality by stopping the Philippine steamer Cebu one and a half miles off Carabao Island. HMS No. 2 boarded Cebu seized manifest and passenger list searching for a man named Bady. The incident prompts a formal protest and calls for tighter British patrols near Philippine waters.
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Washington
Cebu
Philippines
Gvernor Gonenk Mauslanee
State Department
Great Britain
Carabao Island
Bailes
Bady
Harrison
I W W Members Seize Great Northern Train
In Havre a group of about 25 I W W adherents rode a Great Northern freight train and, on arrival in Great Falls, were arrested at the request of railroad officials. Conductor Marcott says the crowd demanded the train be run as an I W W special and barred nonmembers from riding.
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Great Falls
Mont
Industrial Workers of the World
Great Northern
Havre
Great Northern Railroad
Marcott
Will Reopen Gotham Schools
New York City public schools will open September 25 as decided by the board of education. The plan followed debates between federal and city health authorities over the timing amid the infantile paralysis epidemic.
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New York
New York City
Board of Education
Brussels civilians punished for signaling British flyer
German authorities ordered all Brussels inhabitants to stay indoors by 7 PM and closed cafes within a defined zone after reports that the city signaled a British aviator who flew over last week.
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Brussels
London
Government arm or plate plant sites asked at hearings
More than 100 cities and rural localities in the middle west and the east offered sites to the Navy Department at hearings last Wednesday for the projected 11 million dollar Want Armor Plate Mill.
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Washington
Navy Department
Middle West
East
Chicago Ends Long Primary Campaign in Historic Election
The Illinois primary campaign closes after nearly a year of contests and spending reported at about 2.5 million dollars across candidates. The race drew extensive attention and set a landmark in state political history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Dorsey Leads in Georgia Primary for Governor Nomination
Prosecutor Hugh M. Dorsey, famed for the Leo Frank case, led the statewide Democratic primary race in Georgia. He held a strong lead over three unnamed rivals as Allan Frank and Frank’s supporters monitored returns.
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Allan
Georgia
Hugh M. Dorsey
Leo M. Frank
Interborough President Refuses Strike Arbitration
President Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit company refuses Mayor Mitchell and the public service commission urging an immediate end to the transit strike and arbitration of differences with labor unions. After a united labor conference, Frayne of the AFL stated rail officials must be met with force equal to that used on workers. Directors approved Shonts stance against any labor organization breaking company agreements.
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New York
Mitchell
Public Service Commission
United Labor Conference of Central
Greater New York
Shonts
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
Theodore P. Shonts
Brussels fine revoked over Cardinal Mercier departure scenes
A Berlin report states that the $250,000 fine imposed on the City of Brussels for disturbances at Cardinal Mercier's departure has been revoked and is denied.
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Berlin
Brussels
Cardinal Mercier
Bandits Raid Ranches Near Chihuahua City Reported
Villa supporters reportedly stole livestock and sacked several ranches on the outskirts of Chihuahua City during the past week, according to military dispatches from El Paso Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
Chihuahua City
James R. Mann Renominated Strongly in Primary Race
Congressman James F. Mann wins renomination by a large plurality over Rev. Melbourne P. Boynton in the finals race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FR. Mann
Finals
Melbourne P
Boynton
Senate expands probe into news print paper costs
Print Paper Probe Washington Senate expands the federal trade commission inquiry to cover paper weed used by the government printing office. The resolution broadens the scope of the investigation into newsprint costs.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Government Printing Office
Senate
Wrecked schooner George B Dudley off Iceland coast
Loss of the American schooner George B. Dudley off the Iceland coast was reported on Thursday. The crew were saved and taken to Gigelfjord. No further wreck details were provided.
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Washington
George B. Dudley
Iceland
Gigelfjord
Republicans Win in Maine Election Dominates State Offices
Maine Republicans won the governorship auditor two U S senators and four representatives in Congress and seized the state house from Democrats. Carl E B Milliken defeated Gov Oakley C Curtis by about 13000 votes as Republicans also gained county offices amid strong turnout and national issues like defense tariff and eight hour law for railroad workers.
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Portland
Maine
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Carl EB. Milliken
Oakley C. Curtis
Washington
Éasives
Joint border force planned by American Mexican commissioners
New London outlines a possible border constabulary to operate on both sides of the line under joint control. Former soldiers from both nations would compose the force with shared costs. Proponents argue it would reduce hostility toward Mexican people and help clear bandits from northern Mexican mountains.
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New London
Conn
Mexico
Hamburg shops raid during meat shortage riot
Berlin reports describe serious food riots in Hamburg on Saturday evening as a mob of women raided closed shops over meat and vegetable shortages. A crowd demonstrated before the town hall shouting against junkers and torturers. thirty seven women were arrested and two policemen injured by stones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Hamburg
Berlin
Martinsburg Man On Trial For Train Robbery Gang
Jeff Harrison of Martinsburg West Virginia stands trial for leading a gang that held up a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at Central Station last October. The robbery yielded $102000 in unsigned bank notes.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Jeff Harrison
Baltimore & Ohio
Central Station
Roosevelt Denies Support for Seabury in Progressive Primary
Theodore Roosevelt through his secretary John W. McGrath states he is not supporting Samuel Seabury in the New York Progressive Party governor primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
John W. McGrath
Samuel Seabury
Powder Mill Blast Kills Three at Du Pont Plant
A Du Pont Powder company press mill at Oliphant near Fairchance Pennsylvania exploded on Tuesday. Three men were at work inside and only a human foot was recovered. Local authorities investigate the fatal blast.
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Fairchance
The
du Pont Powder Company
Oliphant
Huge Acreage Restored in Coal Land Withdrawals
Secretary announces restoration of about 457000 acres formerly included in coal land withdrawals across New Mexico North Dakota Utah and Wyoming. The action restores entry rights and potential development to previously restricted tracts managed by the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Mexico
North Dakota
Utah
Wrening
Puddier Wages Rise For 9.30 A Ton in Two Months
Six mills under the Amalgamated Association will pay the highest price on record, 9.30 per ton, over the next two months to Puddier workers in Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puddier
Youngstown
Puddiers
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tinplate
Ripley Fights Eight Hour Lay Test in Rail Case
New York FP reports Ripley, president of the Atchison Topeka on an Fe railroad, announced plans to test the constitutionality of the recently enacted eight hour lay. The move aims to challenge regulatory provisions affecting railroad operations and labor rules.
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New York
Ripley
Atchison, Topeka
Blazing Steamer Congress Destroyed After Coos Bay Fire
Passengers and crew were taken off by the dredge Michie as the coast steamer Congress burned from stem to stern near Coos Bay Oregon. Capt N E Cousins and crew kept order amid smoke and flames while seven lifeboats carried women and children to safety. The blaze started in steerage near hold No 2 and the cause may never be known.
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R Hoigh
Pac Fic Coast Steamship Company
Congress
Coos Bay
P. G. Michie
Coos Bay Bar
N. E. Cousins
No. 2
Marshall Eulogizes Wilson At Democratic Nomination Acceptance
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall formally accepted the Democratic nomination for the vice presidency in Indianapolis. He said the renomination aimed to help re elect Woodrow Wilson and praised the president for guiding the nation through stormy times with stalwart leadership and words that spoke peace on troubled seas.
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Indianapolis
Thomas R. Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Raid on I W W meeting ends in mass arrests in Old Forge
In Scranton Pennsylvania a raid by the sheriff with deputies and state troopers disrupted an Industrial Workers of the World gathering in Old Forge. One hundred plus attendees were arrested for riot and confined to jail, with several attempting to flee amid tense efforts.
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Scranton
Industrial Workers of the World
Old Forge
Wanna County
Bandits Rely on Fresh Meat Causing Sickness Says Scouts
Reports from scouts interviewing ranchers in the bandits neighborhood say the group subsists entirely on fresh meat with salt, leading to illness and reduced stamina among the bandits from Fresh Villa to Chihuahua City Mexico.
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Villa
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Taft Attacks Administration in Campaign Letter
William H. Taft assails the current administration in a public letter to the Hughes National College League, made public on Thursday as part of his first campaign remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
New York
Hughes National College League
William H. Taft
Elephant Hanged After Fatal Kingsport Incident
A circus elephant named Erwin, linked to the death of a trainer in Kingsport Tennessee, was hanged on a railroad derrick car this Thursday. The execution followed the animal's Tuesday killing.
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Erwin
Tenn
Mary
Kingsport
Oldest Kansan Dies in Peabody at 101
Abel Curtwrighly, of Peabody Kansas, who would have turned 101 in November, died at his home Thursday. He was proclaimed the oldest man in Kansas.
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Peabody
Kan
Abel Curtwrighly
Kansas
Carranea Calle Election Decree Calls Delegate Assembly
A decree by General Carn orders the local election of delegates in Mexico City. The vote is set for June, with the assembly to convene afterward. Local authorities prepare ballots and polling plans.
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Carranea
Peo
Mexico City
General Carn
Assembly
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Transit Srike
James R. Mann
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W. W. Hall
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